Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-06-14
Education and Industry.

Education of the modern kind does not di
minish industry, and does not, except Tor
very short period, break the habit OF assiduitJ
at work. Nor does 1t diminish the readiness
to do manual labor In those who can do it
though it does diminish their number-th,
dedicate ladsn as their mothers call them
who, If left uneducated, would have gone OF
in the groove of their forefathers, taking, b,
a species of natural selection, to the llghte'
tasks The remainder work as before, though
probably not in old, machine-like way
They spare themselves more, are more qucl
to avoid unnecessary toll, and, no doubt, as
large proportion are and must be selfish meI
In numberless instances, they scamp theh
work in ways the unintellgent never think OF
That scam ping, together with the eagernesi
for more money produced by new wants, ano
certain indocllty or Independence, combin
to produce an unfavorable Impression as t'
industry which is not justified, or rather Il
due to other causes than aversion to work
The English must wait a little for full in
formation, the boys who have passed through
school not being 30 yet; but they do not DIES
pair of seeing plenty of Hugh Millers amoDs
their worllmcn-that is, men who are educat
ed, yet have definite love for and pridt
In exceedingly hard and monotonous manua
toll. Miller set up stone walls for eight hour.
a day, real back-breaking occupation, bu
he had learned more than most lads. !
would be wei il half time could be mad
general, as many are nearly convinced
would increase learning, b. allowing schoo
| time to last longer, and would not discourag,
| any scheme tor keeping up the habit OF manua
| labor, which will be the lot of the great ma
| jority while the world goes round, and which
| is in fact, the permanent gymnasium of thu
| human race; but there is little fear, even
| the present system continues. The change.
which may come will not be produced by laz
ness, but longing for larger wages and thu
comforts they bring, which some industries
agricultural especially, in cosely-populatet
countries, may find it difficult to satisfy.
will be satisfied, however, in one way or an
other, for education opens wide the gran,
safety valve, the power of wandering over thu
earth in search Of the opportunity to toll. Fo
| what we know the human race may be de
stined some day to perish like mites on cheese
through their own multiplication; but at pres
ent there is ample space for all our race, VIII
may for the next century, at a cost only of e1
patriation, have their twenty acres apiece t.
work on. Germans, Englishnen. Italians ar
swarmng out in thousands daily, but sti
there is no chance that they will perish TO
want of room, or be driven, like Cinnamon, t
that ceaseless work Tor bare existence unde
which other virtues than industry are apt t.
perish. Another Europe could live and pros
per the unpeopled river basins of soutl
America. Education helps to disperse man
kind; and we certainly do not find that emi
grants, who are rarely of the know nothin.
class, are Mt all reluctant to undertake sever
toll Is there not in the whole discussion
defect caused by tradition, an impress on tina
as brain workers avoid hard labor, KNOWN!
well that they can not do both up to their ful
power, those whose brains have been devel
Oped will never do it! Fortunately, or unfor
tunately, they will specially feel the great dis
ciplne force of the world the strong eonscrr
t On of hunger, which constrains us all.
all the world were Newtons, nobody woul
get n mouthful of bread without somebod
facing all weathers to pillow and sow and REAP
| -Scieltce.